Today, architecture schools are truly international in theirintake, as students are able to select from courses worldwide. Forschool leavers and undergraduates, the choice is bewildering. Wheredifferent institutions provide very different courses andultimately very different architects, the very act of shopping fora degree is an incredibly important stage in an architecturestudent?s career. This book is set to become a touchstone publication for anyoneinvolved in architectural education, from the academic to theaspiring student. It provides interviews with four of the most influentialeducators/heads of schools around the world: Peter Cook, Chair, the Bartlett School of Architecture,London, UK Bernard Tschumi, Dean, School of Architecture at ColumbiaUniversity, USA Leon van Schaik, Innovation Professor of Architecture,Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Elia Zenghelis, Berlage, Dusseldorf This is followed by short self-biographies of eleven furtherprominent figures including Rem Koolhaas, AnthonyVidler and Paul Virilio It is the first publication of its kind to comprehensivelycover architectural education in its current context as aninternational market It will feature the first invaluable listing of architecturalschools worldwide: no dedicated listing currently exists in printedform or on the web, giving students a useful reference from whichto start the decision making process